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Khyber Medical University may adopt semester system
PESHAWAR, Nov 01, 2007: The Khyber Medical University (KMU) may adopt semester
system from next year, says the vice-chancellor.
"We will hold a joint
conference of all universities and medical colleges in December and debate
whether a semester system or some other alternative should be introduced in
KMU," Vice-Chancellor Dr Mohammad Daud Khan told mediapersons on
Wednesday.
The KMU's constituent colleges are, Khyber Medical College,
Khyber College of Dentistry, Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences,
Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Peshawar, Ayub Medical and Dental
College, Abbottabad, Gomal Medical College, D.I. Khan and Saidu Medical College,
Swat.
He said the Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar and Bannu
Medical College would also be affiliated with the KMU, after they were
recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
The KMU, he said,
would start offering masters degree in public health, medical education,
healthcare management and ethics as well as PhD courses in basic medical
sciences. He said the Khyber Institute of Public Health and Preventive Sciences
was being set up for the purpose.
He claimed that a strategy had been
devised to institutionalise research and development in the affiliated
colleges.
Dr Khan said the performance of teaching hospitals would be
improved. He said the varsity would conduct three workshops, one each on medical
education, evaluation and research, and development for first-year
students.
The vice chancellor said the admission policy had been
approved, according to which a total of 68 seats would be reserved for Fata
students, two for Upper Dir, three for Tank and one each for Hangu district and
Balakot tehsil respectively.
He said that a search committee would be
formed to appoint chief executives at teaching hospitals in the province. The
names recommended by the committee would be approved by the syndicate before
sending them to the chief minister for final selection. Dawn
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